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Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, MoS Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries, was an accused in Muzaffarnagar riots
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSanjeev Kumar Balyan has been given the responsibility of the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries as a junior minister (MoS).
Babul Supriyo, MoS in Environment ministry: Singer was re-elected from Asansol
Fp Staff • 6 years agoEarlier, in Narendra Modi's first term Supriyo held the portfolio of a Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
Mahendra Nath Pandey, Cabinet Minister, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: Chess enthusiast was first elected to Lok Sabha from Chandauli in 2014
Fp Staff • 6 years agoChess enthusiast Mahendra Nath Pandey has been rewarded for checkmating a united opposition in the state.
Arjun Munda, Cabinet Minister, Tribal Affairs: BJP's tribal face in Jharkhand and former three-time chief minister makes cut
Fp Staff • 6 years agoArjun Munda had defeated Congress' Kali Charana Munda by an extremely thin margin of just 1,445 votes from Khunti Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand.
Ram Vilas Paswan, Cabinet Minister 2019: LJP chief returns to Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for a second term
Fp Staff • 6 years agoChief of Lok Janshakti Party, a key NDA ally in Bihar, Union Cabinet Minister Ram Vilas Paswan took charge of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution for a second consecutive term on Friday
Harsh Vardhan, Cabinet Minister, Health and Family Welfare, Science and Technology, Earth Sciences: Two-time MP from Delhi begins second stint in Modi Cabinet
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHarsh Vardhan held the charge of Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Ministry of Earth Sciences in the previous NDA government.
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy, Minister of State, Home Affairs: BJP leader has served as president of party's Telangana unit
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA three-time MLA who had won two consecutive terms from Amberpet Assembly seat, Reddy was also the BJP’s Telangana unit’s person.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Cabinet Minister, External Affairs: Ex-Indian ambassador to US has PhD in international relations
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe biggest USP of Jaishankar is that he was not only the chief architect of the India-US nuclear deal, and thus close to the American officials, but also has a very good equation with the Chinese after having served in Beijing as ambassador.
Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Cabinet Minister 2019: Prominent Scheduled Caste leader returns as Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA prominent Scheduled Caste leader, Thaawar Chand Gehlot took charge of the Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment for a second consecutive term on Friday
Suresh Angadi, Minister of State, Railways: Four-time MP from Karnataka's Belagavi joined BJP in 1996
Fp Staff • 6 years agoTouted to be a new entrant in Modi’s council of ministers, Suresh Angadi is a four-time MP from Belagavi constituency in North Kannada.